The Last Story, Mistwalker's new Wii RPG, has been absent for a while, but it looks like new details will be coming in following Xenoblade's release last month.

The newest entry for the game is called "Companions." The new art shows multiple characters among the game's protagonists, Elza and Kanan. The characters shown appeared in previous scans of gameplay so it looks like they're the main cast of the game.



The director writes, "The feel and reverberation when you've played this game is probably the sense of 'companion.' After having seen everything through repeated test play, this is what always remains in the end." The diector also notes that there will be a connection with your companions in the game not just in the main story, but other areas as well.

There will be conversations going on with your party members during "intervals" in the real-time battles of the game. These conversations may even be tied in with the game's skill system. Party members will also engage in "trivial" conversations when you're on the move. The director finishes up by saying, "There exists drama even in battle."

The producer (speculated to be Hironobu Sakaguchi) says, "You'll hear conversations amongst your comrades in all sorts of situations. Apparently the characters talk a lot in this game, and not just during event scenes and typical conversations, but also during battles and on the move. These conversations will help show the characters' personalities and relationships, not to mention they'll make things more lively.

"Players are surrounded in their comrades' conversations," finishes the producer.  He also notes that there'll be instances when the player character is alone and that the lack of these conversations will help the player realize the warmth of being together with your companions.

There seem to be seven additional blog entries left to fill, so it might take a while to see some new media like a trailer. At the very least we should expect frequent updates for the time being.

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i don't get it why no live video demo or even teaser trailer until now T_T

Jump has first details this week on the first set of allies who will accompany main character Elza on his travels in The Last Story.

Three characters in Elza's mercenaries group are introduced in the magazine. The accompanying images were pulled from the recent trailer.

Quark

The mercenary leader. He met Elza in his youth and accompanies Elza as an older brother.


Seiren

The mercenary mood maker. She's got a foul mouth, but she's kind and considerate of her friends.

Yuris

He's the youngest of the mercenaries, but has great capabilities in battle. He's a magic user.

This new look at The Last Story hopefully means we can expect an online followup report from Nintendo shortly.

The magazine lists The Last Story as TBA 2010.